Fossil Energy
Ocean Installer Hired by Total to Retrieve Tomintoul Casing
Total E&P UK Limited has awarded Ocean Installer a contract for the recovery of casing at the Tomintoul location, west of the Shetland Islands. The scope of the work involves the cutting and recovery of 472 meters of 20” downhole casing from the seabed, at approximately 580m water depth. The onshore
Tata Steel Displays Its Pipeline Solutions at ONS Stavanger
Tata Steel will demonstrate its ability to deliver pipeline solutions to some of the world’s most challenging and complex projects at this year’s ONS Norway in Stavanger. With global energy demands ever-increasing the industry is turning its attention to deeper and more challenging environments. Tat
Sulzer Supplies Pumps for Two FPSOs in Brazil
Sulzer Pumps will supply 42 pumps for installation on two Floating Production Storage and Offloading (FPSO) vessels (P-66 and P-69) that will operate in the Pre Salt Iracema cluster areas located in the Santos Basin, off the coast of Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. The order, consisting of pump packages for
Socar Fighting to Suppress Fire Burning from Caspian Sea Well
Azerbaijan’s national oil company Socar has informed that a fire broke out on one of its Caspian Sea wells on Saturday night. The incident took place during drilling operations at the No 90 exploration well at Bulla Deniz field. At approximately 23:00 Saturday, natural gas started flowing uncontroll
Polarcus Denies Patent Infringement Allegations by WesternGeco
Polarcus Limited refers to the stock exchange notification of 16 August 2013 regarding the law suit filed by WesternGeco L.L.C. against Polarcus. WesternGeco on 15 August 2013 filed a lawsuit against Polarcus US Inc and Polarcus Limited, in the United States federal court in Houston, Texas, alleging
Shell Hires AHTSV from Jasa Merin (Malaysia)
Malaysia’s owner of offshore support vessels Jasa Merin has been awarded a contract by Sarawak Shell, for the provision of one Anchor Handling Tug Supply Vessel (“AHTSV”). The contract, for an initial interval of three years, has already kicked off. Shell will have an option to extend the deal for a
Statoil Makes Gas Discovery Near Asgard Field
Statoil Petroleum AS, operator for production licence 479, is in the process of completing the drilling of wildcat well 6506/9-3. The well was drilled about 5 km north of the Åsgard field in the Norwegian Sea. The primary exploration goal for the well was to prove petroleum in reservoir rocks of the
Halliburton Expands Presence in Malaysia
Halliburton has officially opened the expansion of its Malaysia Manufacturing and Technology Centre in Senai, Malaysia, Saturday. The additional capability will allow the company to expand its delivery of high-quality products to meet the growing needs of customers in the Eastern Hemisphere and glob
Eni CEO Meets with Congo President
The President of the Republic of Congo, Denis Sassou Nguesso, and Eni’s CEO, Paolo Scaroni, met on August 16 in Djambala, in the Central region of Plateau, to discuss Eni’s ongoing activities and projects in the country. During the meeting, Paolo Scaroni, along with Claudio Descalzi, COO of Eni E&P,
Aban VII Jack-Up Hired for Drilling Offshore Oman
Hibiscus Petroleum Berhad (Hibiscus Petroleum) today announced that its jointly-controlled entity, Lime Petroleum Plc (Lime), through its subsidiary Masirah Oil Limited (Masirah), has awarded a drilling rig contract to Aban 7 Pte Ltd (Aban) for the execution of its drilling programme in the company’
Statoil Sells 2.65 Billion Worth of Offshore Assets to OMV
Statoil ASA has signed an agreement to divest minority interests in the Gullfaks and Gudrun fields offshore Norway and exit the non-core, non-operated Schiehallion and Rosebank fields, West of Shetlands. In addition to the cash consideration of USD 2.65 billion, the transaction with Austrian oil and
ROC: Beibu Gulf Drilling Completed. Rig Released
Roc Oil (China) Company, a wholly owned subsidiary of Roc Oil Company Limited , advised today that final stage of the Beibu Gulf Block 22/12 development drilling in China has been completed with the successful conclusion of the five well drilling programme on the WZ 12-8 West field and the demobilis
TGS Begins Seismic Survey Offshore Greenland
TGS has started expansion of a 2D multi-client survey in Northeast Greenland. The survey, NEG13, will enable customers to prepare for the announced Greenland Licensing Round in 2013/2014. Due to favorable ice conditions, TGS expects to acquire 4,200 km of 2D multi-client seismic data. This new data
Petrobras: Potential of Muriú 1 Well Confirmed
Brazil’s national oil company Petrobras has published the drilling results for extension well Muriú 1, located in the BM-SEAL-10 concession area (blocks SEAL-M-347 and SEAL-M-424) in the ultra deep waters of the Sergipe Basin. The results confirm the extent of the light oil and natural gas discovery